WEEK #4 OF "I AM A CLOUD" BRINGS NEXT TRANSFORMATION. Join Us For Unveiling Event Wednesday March, 31st From 6-7 PM

The fourth re-installation of Bruce Price's exhibition "I am a cloud" at Plus Gallery once again utilizes the entire exhibition space to investigate the multiple directions one might imagine from a pool of over 70 paintings.  This week Plus Gallery owner Ivar Zeile takes over, inspired by Jerry Saltz quote above and unable to resist placing his own stamp upon the installation with a direction that has profound and enormously pleasing results.  In mixing up the rules this week, select canvases from the past ten years have been incorporated into the exhibition, all with a sense of structure juxtaposed amidst the chaos of a towering and massive cloud.  Up for just one week, come see the transformation and join us for the scintillating Wednesday evening happening that that celebrates the shift.

To see a little of what's in store, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LAFawz-O-c

PLUS GALLERY OPEN LATE FOR FIRST FRIDAY, APRIL 2nd

Plus Gallery will be open till 8pm on Friday, April 2nd in recognition of the monthly "First Friday" celebration.

THIRD PHASE OF SHANNON NOVAK'S "SOUND FRAGMENTS" REACHES PLUS GALLERY APRIL 6th

The third phase of New Zealand artist Shannon Novak's global art project "Sound Fragments" will be unveiled worldwide on Tuesday, April 6th, with select galleries across the planet installing their individual fragment within their respective spaces that day for the remainder of the experiment through May 2nd.  Each fragment is a visual representation of a single musical note, such as "A Flat Minor 7 negative" in the case of Plus Gallery. Novak seeks to explore the link between colour, sound, shape, time, emotion, and social context with this global study that examines the interrelationship between spatial form and social activity.  Collectively, the individual notes manifest a sound wave that spreads sound fragments throughout gallery spaces around the world.

All of the fragments are to be sold with proceeds benefitting non-profit organizations individually selected by the participating galleries.  Plus Gallery encourages our patrons to bid on our fragment throug the duration of its display.  We'll donate 100% of the sale to PlatteForum, our favorite arts organization that brings the creative process to underserved youth throughout Denver.

For more information about the project, visit http://shannonnovak.com

Composite view of "Sound Fragments" throughout New Zealand

MIRROR, MIRROR FEATURING JENNY MORGAN OPENS FRIDAY, APRIL 2ND AT POSTMASTERS IN CHELSEA

Plus Gallery artist Jenny Morgan continues her journey towards a distinguished career as a leading artist of our times.  This Friday, April 2nd, Chelsea art gallery Postmasters will unveil the group exhibition "Mirror, Mirror," featuring a prestigious group of contemporary artists (including current Whitney Biennial artist Kate Gilmore) and their individual takes on portraiture.  The exhibition will further to bring Morgan's work to the attention of serious collectors and arts enthusiasts alike at a major venue in our nations art capital.

Postmasters released the following statement on the exhibition: "The portrait has been a staple of the art going back to the Egyptians and the sculptural bust of Nefertiti. Then 3300 or so years later came Andy and Alice and Chuck and Cindy and Annie. What's next? The mind wanders and wonders about something new and relevant to the present moment that the genre can deliver. "Mirror, Mirror" is a group exhibition of nine artists engaged with contemporary portraiture in all media. The works in the show present a variety of approaches from realistic, exquisitely rendered paintings of the artist's friends (Jenny Morgan) and traditional portraits of the members of American Communist Party (Yevgeniy Fiks) to bitingly satirical drawings (William Powhida), unsettling video self portraits (Kate Gilmore), photographs of three generations of artist's family in rural midwest (Chris Verene), video reenactments of people on Facebook who share the same name (Ursula Endlicher), portraits painted directly on top of the people they represent and then photographed to look like a painting (Alexa Meade), and metaphysical psychedelic portraits of people's souls (Jason Robert Bell). Tamas Banovich, will contribute a work involving Chatroulette."

Postmasters Gallery
459 west 19th street
New York, NY 10011
212-727-3323
http://www.postmastersart.com

R. JUSTIN STEWART EXHIBITION OPENS IN MESA, AZ

Plus Gallery artist R. Justin Stewart will also unveil a major new exhibition at the Mesa Art Center in Mesa, AZ this Friday with the solo show "2am-2pm."  Stewart seems to provoke immense response from wherever he shows, continuing his path forward as one of today's most thoughtful and intriguing artists.  For more info visit  http://www.mesaartscenter.com

PETER ILLIG ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN AURORA SENTINEL

The Aurora Sentinel recently published a profile on Plus Gallery artist Peter Illig in conjunction with his recent commission for the cities Public art collection, specifically for the Aurora Firefighters Museum.

http://www.aurorasentinel.com/articles/2010/03/25/living/features/doc4baba4ef8a0b9149738997.txt

DENVER BCYCLE STATION LOCATED ADJACENT TO PLUS.......PROGRESS IS HERE!

Last week the city installed a B-cycle station right next to Plus Gallery at the Benjamin Moore Plaza on Broadway and Walnut.  We could not be happier with this surprise, as the program will allow members to share bikes and make their way to destinations throughout downtown and select locations around denver.  Here's what we gleaned about the program online:

This spring, Denver B-cycle will launch a city-wide bike-sharing program with up to 50 stations offering up to 500 bikes in Denver's downtown and nearby neighborhoods (including Cherry Creek and the DU campus). Denver B-cycle will prove to be the cheapest, easiest way to get around the Mile High City. Give it a try.

Annual memberships are $65. But if you preregister by March 31st you'll only pay $55 for the year. If you're a student and have a .edu email address, you can save $15 off the preregistration price to make it $40 for the whole year. Just enter "early student" as the promo code in the registration form to receive the discount.

And once you're up and running with your membership, there is no charge for the first 30 minutes of every ride. (Nominal charges will apply for longer rides.)

For more information, call Denver Bike Sharing at 303-825-3325 or email info@denverbikesharing.org
http://denverbikesharing.org

The system launches on Thursday April 22nd with 500 bikes and 40-50 stations, including next to Plus!

STARZ FILM CENTER PRESENTS FOCUS ON JAPANESE CINEMA APRIL 8 - 11

Give your passport a stamp to Japan in this four-day celebration of Japanese film, art, and culture at the Starz FilmCenter.  Experience a cultural journey through the great moments in Japanese cinema, featuring eleven films from acclaimed Japanese directors with discussions following the screenings.

A special focus on the films of master filmmaker Mikio Naruse (1905-1969), a director whose work has been virtually unscreened in Denver, anchors this event. Four Naruse films will be screened alongside a new 35 mm print of Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa, a one-time assistant to Naruse.

A complete schedule of events is available at http://bit.ly/focusjapan

tickets are available at www.denverfilm.org

Presented by Denver Film Society and University of Colorado Denver - College of Arts & Media

TRIPS FOR KIDS BOULDER - LAUNCH PARTY APRIL 10TH @ BOULDER INDOOR CYCLING 6-10PM

Trips for Kids Boulder will ensure underserved children in our community receive the health building and confidence boosting benefits and enjoy the pure fun of getting out in the fresh mountain air, riding a mountain bike.  Join them on April 10th to make a difference and  help launch the Trips for Kids program in Boulder!  Spend the evening reveling in Boulder Indoor Cycling's brilliant, bike-centric space!  Adult guests will enjoy a tasty meal and beverages, paired with cyclists charging around the track and performing tricks for their entertainment.

The evening, M.C.'d by Reggie Rivers will feature:

Delicious dinner & adult beverages
Silent auction for bikers & pedestrians, alike
Jaw dropping trick riding show by RipStoke
Track riding exhibition on the velodrome oval

Tickets: $50

For tickets and information visit http://www.tripsforkidsdenver.org/special-events/

ART HAPPENING AT PLUS - UNVEILING OF A TOTALLY TRANSFORMED EXHIBITION AT PLUS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 from 6-7PM

This weeks re-installation at Plus Gallery isn't just a modification of the "Cloud Walls" but a groundbreaking wholescale transformation of the entire exhibition.  We invited local art collector Mike Hughes to re-invision the exhibition and to use all four walls and available paintings for his effort.  The result is a provocative installation that gives an entirely new perspective on what an exhibition can be.  Hughes interpretation will be up for one week only, we encourage you to consider joining us tonight for the ever-changing Wednesday evening happening that celebrates the transformation and puts life back into the art-scene. Only at Plus, come rain, snow or shine!

A portion of Mike Hughes' reinstallation of "I am a Cloud"

PLUS GALLERY ARTIST LAURI LYNNXE MURPHY FEATURED IN CURRENT 303 MAGAZINE

Plus Gallery artist Lauri Lynnxe Murphy received good news on several fronts in the last couple of weeks.  Not only was she offered a full-ride fellowship to Ohio State in their MFA program, but she was also accepted as an official partner by the City of Denver for the Biennial of the Americas, which means she'll be putting together an exhibition of contemporary art for an offsite location to coincide with this summers Biennial.  And so to top all of that off, she has a profile published on her in the current version of 303 Magazine, which you can check out online if you don't come across a copy on the streets at:

http://www.303magazine.com/303online/march2010/index.html?pageNumber=58

Lauri Lynnxe Murphy's latest "Beastiacaecus Dentata"

PETER ILLIG JOINS CITY OF AURORA ART COLLECTION

The City of Aurora Art in Public Places Program recently selected Plus Gallery artist Peter Illig to create a painting for the Aurora Fire Department History Museum, located at Fire Station #1 in the East End Arts District. The result, which is almost complete, is a 52-inch by 52-inch painting which will be installed in the lobby entrance to the fire station's museum at 9801 E. 16th Ave.  The painting celebrates the benevolent work endeavored by Aurora firefighters and joins a collection of over 35 works of art for the Aurora Fire Station Art Collection that includes works by other Plus Gallery artists including Bill Amundson, Patti Hallock, Wes Magyar and Riva Sweetrock. An impeccable collection indeed, we congratulate the City of Aurora on having fine taste and using the Art in Public Places Program to support some of Denver's finest contemporary artists.

Peter Illig in his studio working on the City of Aurora commission

BECOME A DAMC MEMBER NOW! TAP INTO THIS FRIDY'S EXCLUSIVE TOUR OF EMBRACE! AT THE DAM

The DAM Contemporaries are hosting an evening tour of "Embrace" at the Denver Art Museum, another in their terrific slate of year-long programs for members of Denver's contemporary art community

Join Christoph Heinrich for a behind the scenes look at this prestigious and fascinating exhibition!

FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2010

Frederic C. Hamilton Building, Lower Level Lobby
5:30 PM - HORS D'OEUVRES & CASH BAR
6:15 PM - EXHIBITION TOUR

SPACE IS LIMITED. PLEASE RESPOND BY MARCH 23rd BY CALLING: 720.913.0052

OR EMAILING jmendes@denverartmuseum.org

New members welcome! Join DAM Contemporaries NOW and be part of to this unique insider event!

Membership information available at DAMContemporaries.DenverArtMuseum.org

or call Arpie Chucovich: 720-913-0152

ENCORE PERFORMANCE #2 - BRUCE PRICE AND THE UNVEILING OF NEW CLOUDS AT PLUS GALLERY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24th from 6-7PM

Denver art collector Mike Hughes is the third guest to reinstall the "Cloud Walls" here at Plus Gallery, utilizing select works from over 70 paintings by Bruce Price for his current exhibition.  Join Plus Gallery this Wednesday, March 24th from 6-7pm to view the refreshed space, enjoy a serenade from Price on the viola, and participate in whatever inspired activities might occur this evening. 

This is the third in our wednesday series of impromptu performance and artistic joy in conjunction with the current exhibition "I am a Cloud."  Check out the promo clip for our Wednesday series on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9E9MZBbyNM  

PLUS GALLERY ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATION IN UPCOMING BIENNIAL OF THE AMERICAS

Plus Gallery is proud to announce that we will be hosting an outstanding exhibition focusing on Contemporary Canadian Artists for the upcoming Biennial of the Americas this July.  We have firmed up our curatorial effort and will be making steps towards becoming an exciting focal point for this major international event.  Stay tuned to our newsletter and facebook page for further announcements including the artist lineup, which promises to be one of the most visually engaging of our history.

SHANNON NOVAK'S "SOUND FRAGMENTS" NOW OPEN IN NEW ZEALAND...PLUS GALLERY COMPONENT TO BE INSTALLED APRIL 6th

Plus Gallery is pleased to announce our participation in a unique and far-reaching installation by New Zealand artist Shannon Novak.  The three-phase project creates a global scenario in which the artist's "Sound Fragments" make their way to select locations across the globe.  The first phase commenced on March 11th in the artists hometown of Auckland, New Zealand, to be followed by Phase two on March 21st in which fragments are unveiled across New Zealand at select galleries, and finally internationally on April 6th including Plus Gallery in Denver.

In his latest study, Shannon Novak has sought to explore the link between colour, sound, shape, time, emotion, and social context; it is a study that examines the interrelationship between spatial form and social activity; it is a study that will both construct and make manifest a sound wave that spreads sound fragments throughout gallery spaces around the world.

“I began to feel more and more that this is what I was meant to do…to create works that through a simple combination of colour and shape, I would realize the very abstract notion of sound implied through the geometric forms I utilized.  It also means I am combining, in a unique and vocational way, my two great loves – music and art.”

For Novak, the realization of this show meant the beginning of a long journey.  Initially, he asked himself; how could he contribute to, or incorporate into his work the complex dialogue New Zealand abstraction presented. For example, how could he engage with, or address the dominant, and yet spartan aesthetic pioneered by the likes of Gordon Walters with which his work was so much aligned.  While the similarities with Walter’s work are undeniable, Novak’s work also has much in common with the aesthetic and concerns of Michael Smither who has been interested in the relationship between music and colour for some forty years. It was the abstract sound/colour work Smithers produced that first piqued Novak’s interest. Since both artists also share a musical background, Smithers’ investigations were not only interesting to Novak but combined the same motivating aesthetics from which he could learn.  It is through this rich, complex and sometimes daunting field of art history that Novak has sought to carve a niche, in terms of addressing, assimilating and yet, being distinct from, the likes of Smithers and Walters.

To see more about this fascinating and far-reaching installation, visit the artists website at http://shannonnovak.com 

Galleries participating in the second and third phase include:

Phase 2 National: March 21 - May 2 (New Zealand)

Whare Tapere

Whitianga, New Zealand

Art at Wharepuke

Kerikeri, New Zealand

http://www.art-at-wharepuke.co.nz

Yvonne Rust Gallery

Whangarei, New Zealand

http://www.quarryarts.org/

Salamander Gallery

Christchurch, New Zealand

http://www.salamandergallery.co.nz

Wai Art Space

Carterton, New Zealand

http://www.waiart.org.nz/

JJMorgan and Co.

Wellington, New Zealand

http://www.jjmorganandco.blogspot.com/

Phase 3 International: April 6 - May 2 (outside New Zealand)

Giudecca 795 Art Gallery

Venice, Italy

http://www.giudecca795.com/

Plus Gallery

Denver, Colorado

http://www.plusgallery.com/

galerie TRANSIT

Mechelen, Belgium

http://www.transit.be/

Oriel Q - Queens Hall Gallery

Pembrokeshire, Wales

http://www.orielqueenshallgallery.org.uk/

Arthur Gallery

Ballarat, Australia

http://www.arthurcreative.com.au/

PrintPlus Art Gallery

Amawbia, Nigeria

http://www.printplusng.com/

Guildford Lane Gallery

Melbourne, Australia

http://www.guildfordlanegallery.org/

Galleri Fold / Art Gallery Fold

Reykjavik, Iceland

http://myndlist.is/

JOIN PLUS GALLERY FOR FIRST TEA, VIOLA, AND DISCUSSION OF CLOUD WALLS

The "Cloud Walls" at Plus Gallery are part of the current exhibition by Bruce Price, and like everyday clouds they are to shift and transform throughout the exhibition.  Those who have seen the exhibition so far have had a chance to view Singer Gallery director Simon Zalkind's interpretation, utilizing approximately half of the 68 small scale works towards a concept relating to precipitation, which he describes as follows:

"I like the cloud image/metaphor a lot. I like the fact that Bruce alludes to what he calls their "indeterminate" quality - evanescent, ungraspable, elusive, shifting - always in the process of dissolving and becoming. I chose to consider these small works as "precipitate" - the clouds' generous downpour (raindrops, hailstones?), and I have hung them on the wall so as to approximate that phenomenon. I like that they are small - it represents the desire for compression and immediacy, a willingness to hint and improvise rather than assert. At the same time these little paintings might be also said to conflate large and small, to blur the boundaries between one scale and another. "

Join Plus Gallery this Wednesday evening from 6-7pm to discuss the finer points of the Zalkind's effort, enjoy tea, and engage in a performance on the viola by none other than the artist himself.  Other fanfare might ensue, and you certainly don't want to miss the opportunity to become eligible as the final guest installer of the cloud walls for the final week of the exhibition.

REVISIT BRUCE PRICE BLOG FOR REVEALING INTERVIEWS AND LOOK AT CURRENT WORK

We were confronted at the opening of Bruce's exhibition by a patron of the arts who suggested that they did not understand the works on view in "I am a Cloud," leading to a lengthy conversation about the subjectivity of art as well as the role of the gallery curator.  While it is not expected that anyone might simply understand any work of art or exhibition on its own, we suggested that all valued artists build greater understanding through the length and depth of their career.  What exists at any given point is simply a continuation from the one that preceded in most if not all cases.  With over a decade of exhibitions and accolades from wide segments of the contemporary population in Denver, Price has achieved a position which we like to consider as "tenured" and of great value, though yes, indeed, there is much mystery surrounding what his work might be about.  For those who are curious, the best source is the artist himself, and we would like to provide a good starting point with a couple of interviews from the last two years that lead up to the current exhibition:

http://plusgallery-bruceprice.blogspot.com/ 

PLUS GALLERY CLIENT INSTALLATION BLOG RECENTLY UPDATED

Visit our blog at http://plusgallery-clientviews.blogspot.com/ to see recent installation views from client homes and other locations that have acquired artwork from Plus Gallery.

JENNY MORGAN SLATED FOR IMPORTANT GROUP EXHIBITION IN APRIL AT POSTMASTERS, NY

Postmasters Gallery in Chelsea has selected Plus Gallery artist Jenny Morgan for inclusion in their upcoming April group exhibition "Mirror Mirror" with a focus on portraiture.  Though Jenny has been included in numerous group shows since moving to NY in 2006, this is one of the major breakthrough's we've predicted would happen upon the strength of her recent works.  Postmasters is one of the prestige galleries in Chelsea with tremendous depth of international contemporary talent geared primarily towards high-end collectors of contemporary art.  We'll have more information regarding the exhibition soon, as well as images of her new works slated for this exhibition as the opening date nears.

R. JUSTIN STEWART IN A RASH OF NEW EXHIBITIONS COMING UP

Plus Gallery's R. Justin Stewart, another rising star on the national scene, will be included in several upcoming exhibitions this spring throughout the United States, including a major solo exhibition at the Mesa Art Center in Arizona.  Here's a snapshot of what's in store for the artist:

March 12th- April 4th 2010

Group Exhibition "The World we live in" at Like the Spice, NYC
http://www.likethespice.com/worldwelivein/worldwelivein.html 

April 2 - August 8, 2010

Solo Exhibition "2am-2pm" at Mesa Art Center in Mesa, AZ
http://www.mesaartscenter.com 

"2am-2pm investigate the ramifications of trying to engage with a complex or simplistic world.  We are constantly flooded with an abundance of visual information that surpasses our capacity to comprehend it. In order to function, we filter the visual information by abstracting, abbreviating, and categorizing. Transit systems assist riders by providing simplified tools for engaging with the infrastructure; complex routes are reduced to basic maps and the thousands of scheduled stops are organized into navigable matrices. 2am-2pm removes these filters and presents a three-dimensional model of the Sunday Minneapolis / St. Paul public transit system, where the horizontal axes represent directional movement and the vertical represents time. The piece is constructed of 47 horizontal layers, each forming a map of the bus routes that run during a given interval of time. Looking down from the top, one sees the Sunday bus map of the Twin Cities, while looking from the side, the times appears as strata building upwards. Within each layer, every transit route that operates at that time is represented by wood balls placed at its scheduled stops. The piece is suspended by 300 blue threads, allowing the structure to be visible from all angles."

April 9 -May 23, 2010

Group Exhibition "Complification" at GAGA Art Center, lower Hudson Valley, NY
http://www.gagaartscenter.org 

YOU WON'T FIND A MORE UNUSUAL TAKE ON OBAMA THAN THESE LTD. EDITION POSTERS BY DANIELLE ZIMMERMAN

Danielle Zimmerman, the German artist who was featured in our excellent intern-curated exhibition "Vis-a-visage" a couple years back at Object + Thought, has sent us three of the most intriguing and potentially collectible limited edition posters we've ever come across.  Her rendition of our president as an infant in poses based on renaissance paintings by Bellini, Crivelli and the master of Flemalle: mother mary with jesus, are downright spectacular, the originals made on her trademark plasticbags right after the election. According to Zimmerman, "I hope as everybody else, that Obama will do the best, but at the same time I have my doubts, that somebody who gets that far - after Bush - is more than a puppet."

We think these are gems and currently very inexpensive, anyone interested in acquiring them can come by Plus Gallery to discuss.

Zimmerman's work will be included in two German galleries this year, as well as the Karlsruhe art fair, to see more visit

http://www.galerie-tobias-schrade.de/vorschau/ 

and

http://www.art-karlsruhe.de/besucherinformationen/termin-oeffnungszeiten-preise/ 

SAVE THE DATES FOR UPCOMING PLUS GALLERY RELATED EVENTS

Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 7pm

Samples: A reading from 9 poets

In honor of Denver housing the Associated Writing Programs conference, PLUS gallery will be hosting an evening of letters. This event gathers 5 independent presses from around the nation as well as Shearsman Books from the UK, and will feature readings from 9 poets including:

James Belflower, author of Commuter (Instance Press)
Caroline Crumpacker, author of Recherche Theories (EtherDome Press)
Susanne Dyckman, author of equilibrium's form (Shearsman Books)
Jim Elledge, author of The Book of the Heart Taken by Love (Woodland Editions)
Jane Gregory, author of Some Books (The Song Cave)
Jennifer Karmin, author of Aaaaaaaaaaalice (Film Forum Press)

Susan Manchester, author of A Dress for Weather (EtherDome Chapbooks)
Jaime Robles, author of Anime, Animus, Anima (Shearsman Books)
Sarah Suzor, author of It was the season, then. (EtherDome Chapbooks)

The presses that will be represented include EtherDome Chapbooks, Instance Press, Film Forum Press, Shearsman Books, The Song Cave and Woodland Editions, all of which will be selling newly released books by the featured readers.

Saturday, April 10, 2010 - 7pm

Apostrophe book reading in conjunction with Associated Writing Programs conference

Please join Plus Gallery for a reading hosted by Apostrophe Books with Action Books, Black Ocean Press, Slope Editions and Tarpaulin Sky Press. Readers will include Johannes Göransson, Zachary Schomburg, Catherine Meng, Joe Hall, Paul Foster Johnson, Julie Doxsee, and many others.

Updated information will be posted at apostrophebooks.org 

SAVE THE DATES FOR THIS YEAR'S DOORS OPEN DENVER 2010

Plus Gallery is proud to be part of this year's "Doors Open Denver" city tour, with its focus on buildings with a second life.  Here is some information regarding the tour, it's sure to be terrific and a great way to spend a weekend in April:

Doors Open Denver is a FREE 2-day event celebrating architecture and design. 2010 is the sixth year of this free, city-wide annual weekend event celebrating Denver's built environment and this year's theme is "Denver ReDux/Denver ReDo: Buildings With a Second Life." The event is designed to create access, awareness and excitement about adaptive reuse and good design by welcoming a wide audience into distinctive examples of architecture, engineering and design, both historic and modern. At the same time, it is an opportunity to invite Denver residents, as well as people from around the region, to come see what Denver has to offer and celebrate the city. 

Approximately 80 sites (including ours!) are participating during the event weekend, April 17-18. There are several ways to enjoy Doors Open Denver:

Self-Guided Tours
You may begin your self-guided tour at any participating Doors Open Denver location. Stop by Event Headquarters (Union Station) to speak with event staff for recommendations. The free program guide, distributed the week before the event, contains descriptions of participating sites and a map to help you plan your visits. You may visit sites on your own, in any order, throughout the event weekend.

Expert Tours
Expert Tours are walking tours led by volunteer tour guides. No admission fee is required, however participants must pre-register at Event Headquarters (Union Station) on the tour day to reserve a place. Tours have limited capacity but many tours are offered more than once. Registration is available on a first-come, first-served basis

Urban Adventures 
Having a hard time trying to decide which buildings to visit? Take an Urban Adventure, with suggested self-guided tours inside the guide.

Design Your Own Tour

Tailor your own tour to your interests by going to: http://www.DenverGov.org/DoorsOpenDenver There you will be able to sort the sites by location, architect or year.

Doors Open Denver Web Site

The Doors Open Denver Web site also includes specific days and hours, accessibility and photography restrictions, public transportation information and web site address. Please visit the DOD Web site http://www.DenverGov.org/DoorsOpenDenver and the individual location's Web site for much more information.

Event Headquarters
Located inside Union Station (1701 Wynkoop), Event Headquarters will be open from 8:30 am-4 pm both Saturday and Sunday, April 17th and 18th. Here you may: 
- Register for Expert Tours. 
- Find out more information about participating sites, including schedule changes and updates. 
- Visit information tables for area architecture-related organizations.

Thursday's Plus Gallery forecast: Cloudy with a chance of great art

This is the year for experimentation at Plus Gallery, and what better way to prove it than with a new solo exhibition by the Director of the "Institute for Experimental Studies" at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, the extraordinary Bruce Price.  The artist returns to Plus Gallery for the fourth time with "I am a cloud," a new body of work culled from an intense exploration into abstract painting.  Featuring a selection of this prolific painter's recent works, the exhibition also introduces a dynamic element in which two of the four gallery walls will be re-installed each week according to the desires of a guest curator working from a large array of experimental small-scale works on canvas. The initial installation will be performed by Singer Gallery director Simon Zalkind, with others to follow each week as announced on our gallery newsletter and facebook page.

Following an opening reception this Thursday, March 4th from 6-8pm, the gallery will host a gathering on each successive Wednesday evening from 6-7pm for patrons to engage with the new view and listen to Bruce play the viola, followed by tea.  Guests who support the most viewings of each installation will be eligible to be selected as the final guest curator for the last week of the show, to be determined by random drawing or by the most convincing argument submitted to the gallery to support one's desire or credentials to participate.

Join us this Thursday to commence activities and support one of the region's most honest and relevant contemporary artists.  The evening also marks the first anniversary in our new space, we look forward to celebrating another milestone as a critical component for Denver contemporary art.